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Recognised as Colour

#326ABE

  • #326ABE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#326ABE is a blue with RGB values 50, 106, 190 and HSL 216°, 58%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#326ABE#326ABE
HEX#326ABE
RGBrgb(50, 106, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4157, 0.7451
RGB percentages19.6%, 41.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(216, 58.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 73.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK73.7%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,304,126
CSS custom property--colour: #326ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#CD9541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4072C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2565BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8632
Analogous#32B0BE, #4032BE
Triadic#BE326A, #6ABE32
Split complementary#BE4032, #B0BE32
Tetradic#BE32B0, #BE8632, #32BE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBDAF1
Lighter +30%#A2BEE7
Lighter +20%#7AA1DC
Lighter +10%#5285D1
Darker −10%#275396
Darker −20%#1D3D6D
Darker −30%#122645
Darker −40%#07101C
More saturated +25%#1464DC
Less saturated −25%#5070A0

Channel breakdown

R50
G106
B190
Red50 (19.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)58.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 6A · B BE

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